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I think we have plenty of Fighter Pilots and heros at
the Lt, Cpt and Major level who have been great leaders in the recent wartime
environments. The problem is that these young
warriors are astute and smart enough that they can see what is happening to the
military leadership over the last six years and they are vacating the services
as soon as they are elgible. Just look at the fifty or so General Officers that
the Obama Administration has relieved. What a future for the brightest and
best to look forward to. Only the politically inclined are staying and moving
on. Second part of this answer is that we live and die bye the Officer
Efficiency Report. This means we only have room at the top for those officers
that are smart and willing enough to be politically correct in all aspects--all
the time. It only takes one less that top report and you are on the street.
Certainly there will be no senior Officers to stand up in your defense as they
must protect their own careers. Harvey Carter - Col. US Army, Retired.

This
is a sad commentary on what political correctness has done and is doing to our
great fighting forces.
Subject:
Where Have All The Fighter Pilots Gone? (written by a fighterpilot)
Beginning
with McNamara the powers that be decided to run the US Air
Forcelike
an 8 to 5 business. Warrior leaders of General LeMay's stature were
nolonger
to be found. The fundamental job of the military, "kill people
andbreak
their things", became seriously hampered by "rules of
engagement"whose
guiding logic is political, not successful combat. I agree with
theauthor.
If and when the US military is defeated, it will be running the
bestDay
Care centers in the world. We used to go to the Officers Club or
NCOClub
Stag Bar on Friday afternoons to drink, smoke and swap lies with
ourcomrades.
Think about this when you read the rest of the letter below.
Whathappened
to our Air Force/Marines/Army/Navy............. (or
Military)?
Drinking
then became frowned on. Smoking caused cancer and could "harm
you."Stag
bars became seen as 'sexist'. Gradually, our men quit patronizing
theirclubs
because what happened in the club became fodder for a
performancereport.
It was the same thing at the Airman's Club and the NCO and/or Top
3clubs.
Now we don't have separate clubs for the ranks.
Instead
we have something called "All Ranks Clubs" or "Community
Clubs."They're
open to men and women of all ranks....from airman basic to
generalofficer.
Still, no one is there. Gee, I wonder why. The latest
brilliantthought
out of Washington is that the operators ("pilots?") flying
remoteaircraft
in combat areas from their plush desk at duty stations in Nevada
orArizona
should draw the same combat pay as those real world pilots
actuallyon
board a plane in a hostile environment.
More
politically correct logic? They say that remote vehicle operators
aresubject
to the same stress levels as the combat pilot actually flying
incombat.
REALLY...you're
bull-shitting me!!!??? Now that I've primed you a little,read
on.
Here
is a rant from a retired fighter pilot that is worth reading:
"It
is rumored that our current Secretary of Defense recently asked
thequestion,
"Where are all the dynamic leaders of the past?" I can onlyassume,
if that is true, that he was referring to Robin Olds, JimmyDoolittle,
Patton, Ike, Boyington, Nimitz, etc.?
Well,
I've got the answer: They were fired before they made Major!
Our
nation doesn't want those kinds of leaders anymore. Squadron
commandersdon't
run squadrons and wing commanders don't run wings.They
are managed by higher ranking dildos with other esoteric goals in
mind.
Can
you imagine someone today looking for a LEADER to execute that
DoolittleRaid
and suggesting that it be given to a daredevil boozer -- his
onlyattributes:
he had the respect of his men, an awesome ability to fly, andthe
organizational skills to put it all together?
If
someone told me there was a chance in hell of selecting that man today,
Iwould
tell them they were either a liar or dumber than shit.
I
find it ironic that the Air Force put Brigadier General Robin Olds on
thecover
of the company rag last month. While it made me extremely proud
tosee
his face, he wouldn't make it across any base in America (or
overseas)without
ten enlisted folks telling him to zip up his flight suit, get rid
ofthe
cigarette, and shave his mustache off.
I
have a feeling that his response would be predictable and for that
crimehe
would probably get a trip home and an Article 15. We have lost the war
onrugged
individualism and that, unfortunately, is what fighter pilots want
tofollow;
not because they have to but because they respect leaders of
thatilk.
We've all run across that leader that made us proud to follow
himbecause
you wanted to be like him and make a difference.The
individual who you would drag your testicles through glass for
ratherthan
disappoint him.
We
better wake the hell up!
We're
asking our young men and women to go to really shitty places;
somewith
unbearable climates, never have a drink, have little or no contact
withthe
opposite sex, not look at magazines of a suggestive nature of any
type,and
adhere to ridiculous regs that require you to tuck your shirt into
yourPT
uniform on the way to the porta-shitter at night, in a blinding
duststorm,
because it's a uniform.
These
people we're sending to combat are some of the brightest I've met
butthey
are looking for a little sanity, which they will only find on
theoutside
if we don't get a friggin' clue.You
can't continue asking people to live for months or years at a
timeacting
like nuns and priests. Hell, even they get to have a beer.
Who
are we afraid of offending? The guys that already hate us enough
tostrap
C-4 to their own bodies and walk into a crowd of us? Think about
it.
I'm
extremely proud of our young men and women who continue to
serve.I'm
also very in tune with what they are considering for the future and
I'vegot
news for whoever sits in the White House, Congress, and our
so-calledmilitary
leaders. Much talent has and will continue to hemorrhage from
ourservices,
because wanna-be warriors are tired of fighting on two fronts -
-one
with our enemies, another against our lack of common sense.
Take
it or leave it....that's just the way it is, no. if's and's
orbut's...................
Worthy
of passing on???
OK...........if
not shit can it!"For
those who understand, no explanation is needed.For
those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.